CIMC Board of Directors

UPCOMING BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETINGS:

October 30, 2025: 3:00 pm - CIMC Board Committee Meetings - Pala Casino Spa and Resort, 11154 CA-76, Pala, California | Agenda

October 31, 2025: 8:30 am - CIMC Board of Directors Meeting - Pala Casino Spa and Resort, 11154 CA-76, Pala, California | Agenda

Executive Committee:

  • Chair:
  • Robert H. Smith
  • Pala, California

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    • Vice-Chair:
    • Stacy Dixon
    • Susanville, California
  • Treasurer:
  • Benjamin Charley, Jr.
  • Bishop, California

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  • Secretary:
    • Shelia Smith-Lopez
  • Pala, California

Geographic Service Representatives:

  • Chicago:
  • Gina Roxas
  • Chicago, Illinois
  • Alternate:
  • Sacramento:
  • Tracy Tripp
  • Galt, California
    • Alternate: Florence Dick
  • Eastern Sierra:
  • June Nachor
  • Bakersfield, California
  • Alternate: Jeff Romero
  • San Jacinto:
  • Jackie WiseSpirit
  • Temecula, California
  • Alternate: Colleen Garcia
  • Escondido:
  • James Hill, Sr.
  • Boulevard, California
  • Alternate: Dianna Lopez
  • Ukiah:
  • Tanya Estrada
  • Redwood Valley, California
  • Alternate: Karen Valadez
  • Redding:
    • Valerie Mayo
  • Wellington, Nevada
  • Alternate: Patricia Reece
  • Native American Workforce Investment Council (Ex-Officio)
  • Kim Edward Cook
  • Chicago, Illinois

 

CIMC Native American Workforce Investment Council (NAWIC)

Kim Edward Cook - Chicago, IL (Chair)

Norman Franklin - (Community Member) - Sacramento, CA

Brooks D. Ohlson (Director, Center for International Trade) - Los Rios Community College District, Sacramento, CA

Kathy Payne (Managing Partner/Business Development) - Mattress Direct Sacramento, LLC/Brookyn Bedding, Sacramento, CA

Michelle Robinson-Bendel (Senior Director/Principal Investigator) - National Cybersecurty Training & Education Center, Whatcom Community College, Bellingham, WA

Carolyn Smith (Professor of Business/Economics) - Folsom Lake College, Roseville, CA

Ex-Officio:

Benjamin Charley, Jr. (CIMC Board of Directors)

Robert H. Smith (CIMC Board of Directors)

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